The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) created the minimum wage system in use today, however, the minimum wage was first nationally mandated by the National Industry Recovery Act (1933).
There was no established minimum wage in 1913. The federal minimum wage was established in 1938 under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
In some states the minimum wage is 2 dollars. Some states do not even mandate minimum wage but reference the federal minimum wage act as a guide.
In 1933, President Roosevelt first attempted to set up the minimum wage at 25 cents an hour. This was part of the National Industrial Recovery Act. In 1935, the Act was declared unconsitutional and they minimum wage was no longer in effect.
Since 1 July 2007, the minimum wage has been €8.65.
In 1980, the minimum wage in Pennsylvania was $3.10 per hour. This was in line with the federal minimum wage at the time, which had been established by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The minimum wage has since increased significantly in subsequent years.
The first US minimum wage law was not enacted until 1938. The 1938 Act was applicable generally to employees engaged in interstate commerce or in the production of goods for interstate commerce and was set at $.25 an hour.
The minimum wage for servers in New York is at least $8 per hour. This is what has been defined by The General Industry Minimum Wage Act .
I am assuming that by hourly wage you mean minimum wage. In 1938 the hourly wage was $0.25 a hour, although that was implement more towards the end of the year, I think it was set in October. That was when minimum wage was actually set by a government act. The act was applicable generally to employees engaged in interstate commerce or in the production of goods for interstate commerce.
In 1986, the minimum wage in Kentucky was set at $3.35 per hour, which was the same as the federal minimum wage at that time. This rate was established under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The minimum wage has since increased, reflecting changes in economic conditions and cost of living adjustments.
Set by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1937, minimum wage $0.25 an hour. See this government website for more information, though it takes a while to load. http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/chart.htm
The federal minimum wage in the United States first reached $1.00 on May 1, 1956. This increase was part of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which established minimum wage laws to protect workers. Prior to this, the minimum wage had been set at lower amounts in previous years, with the first federal minimum wage introduced in 1938 at $0.25 per hour.